As of December 2018, 25 states offered some protection against surprise billing, and the protections in nine of those states were considered “comprehensive.” (Photo: Shutterstock)
California has some of the nation's strongest protections against surprise medical bills. But many Californians still get slammed with huge out-of-network charges.
State lawmakers are now trying to close gaps in the law with a bill that would limit how much hospitals outside of a patient's insurance network can charge for emergency care.
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